VTR Pheonix

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bigtwinthing wrote:
Look the grills look great but that Rads too big for the bike. Thats a central heating one :lol: Looks a stunning job. Just get it built
Time its taking it'll be winter and I'll need the central heating rad on the bike.

Hoping to get it MOT'd end of this month. Just body work to finish and it's finished.
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Well I found out you can totally disassemble the tank cap, so.....

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Primed white
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White Pearl, picture doesn't do it justice though
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Better than an anodised one and still locks with original key so happy all round.
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VTR Phoenix wrote:Well I found out you can totally disassemble the tank cap, so.....

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Primed white
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White Pearl, picture doesn't do it justice though
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Better than an anodised one and still locks with original key so happy all round.
Nice, but it's worth noting that the aftermarket ones are 400g lighter...But not lockable
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hope your using petrol resistant paint/lacquer :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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That looks great, handy to know it comes apart like that :thumbup:

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agentpineapple wrote:hope your using petrol resistant paint/lacquer :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh yes lol all paint and lacquer is 2 pac and all petrol resistant. No rattle can job here lol
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sirch345 wrote:That looks great, handy to know it comes apart like that :thumbup:

Chris.

I had a spare that was odd key so purchased a full lock set and took apart the spare one first to make sure it could be done. Only part I couldn't take off was the main flap as there is a spring pin holding it on and no way to drive it out without drilling a hole.
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VTR Phoenix wrote:
sirch345 wrote:That looks great, handy to know it comes apart like that :thumbup:

Chris.

I had a spare that was odd key so purchased a full lock set and took apart the spare one first to make sure it could be done. Only part I couldn't take off was the main flap as there is a spring pin holding it on and no way to drive it out without drilling a hole.
That was a good idea to do before purchasing a full lock set :thumbup: Thanks for the further info on this,

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Wasn't gong to do this until tank was finished but I need opinions. With or without the black? It's vinal at the moment but will be sprayed black if that's the majority.

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NO Black...leave it out mate !
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MacV2 wrote:NO Black...leave it out mate !
I agree with mac...... :thumbup:
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What they said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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It's your bike so it's your choice, but my opinion is the same as the others, the black doesn't work in that style.

You could probably get away with a black stripe down the center of the tank and tail section, even a solid line with two margin lines, one either side of the solid line,

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sirch345 wrote:It's your bike so it's your choice, but my opinion is the same as the others, the black doesn't work in that style.

You could probably get away with a black stripe down the center of the tank and tail section, even a solid line with two margin lines, one either side of the solid line,

Chris.

I was thinking about a black stripe going round to split the white and orange. Would it still go with the nose I painted if I didn't put black on the tank?
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I like it with no black :thumbup:
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